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Call for papers Workshop ‘Channeling Middle-Class Savings, 1850-1940’ (Antwerp, 29-30 June 2026) – deadline 5 January 2026
On 29 and 30 June 2026 the University of Antwerp and the Paris School of Economics will host the workshop ‘Channeling Middle-Class Savings, 1850-1940’, exploring the investment of middle-class savings between the second half of the nineteenth-century and the Second World War.
The organisers call for papers that deal with the expansion of savings banks and other financial institutions competing to attract household savings, the government’s involvement in the management and use of savings, as well as the investment decisions of individual households. Submissions of both descriptive studies and analytical papers are encouraged; scholars at all career stages and diverse backgrounds are invited to participate in this workshop.
Submissions, either as extended abstracts (5-10 pages) or as full paper drafts, should be submitted ultimately on 5 January 2026 via e-mail.
